Cashless payment is among the significant issues stated in Resolution 02 issued earlier this year.

Total transactions via the banks’ e-payment system increased 23.23 percent in number and 17.63 percent in value against the same period last year.

The number of non-cash payments in Vietnam has steeply risen so far this year.

As of March 31, online payments expanded 65.81 percent in number and 13.46 percent in value year-on-year.

Notably, in the period, mobile payment witnessed a year-on-year surge of 97.75 percent and 232 percent in number and value, respectively.

The growth of the number of people making mobile payments in stores in Vietnam is the fastest, according to the Global Consumer Insights Survey 2019 conducted in 27 territories and countries worldwide by PwC.

The country's mobile payments increased to 61 percent of digital payments in 2019 from 37 percent in the previous year.

To date, as many as 50 banks have joined hands with tax and customs agencies to collect taxes online, in all localities across the country. Meanwhile, electricity bills can be collected via 27 banks and 10 payment service providers.

Data of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) show that the country has nearly 18,300 ATMs and more than 289,000 points of sale. Up to 76 banks provide internet banking services and 44 have mobile payment services. There are 24 electronic wallet providers.

According to the SBV’s Payment Department, non-cash payments are becoming a trend in Vietnam and the use of cash is falling. By the end of the third quarter of 2018, the volume and value of transactions via ATM increased by 12 percent and 16 percent respectively against the end of 2017. The rates of payments via POS were also high at 42 percent and 29 percent, respectively.

Vietnam has been promoting electronic payments since 2008. Only about 40 percent of the country’s 95 million people have bank accounts, mostly in urban areas, while there are around 120 million mobile phone subscriptions.

Experts discuss modern medical payments in Vietnam

Domestic and international experts gathered at a workshop held by the Ministry of Health and the World Bank in Hanoi on October 9, to discuss measures to boost diagnosis-related group (DRG) payments in Vietnam.

Non-cash payments encouraged

(BGO) - Giang living at Nguyen Khuyen street, Xuong Giang ward, Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province often uses card payment as shopping. She uses card payment for purchasing stuff like television or clothes and even for taxi fees. She said, “It is very convenient to use card payment especially when going business or traveling that helps to ease worry about losing cash”. 

E-payments boom in Vietnam as customers seek safer options

The country's e-payments grew 22 percent to $6.14 billion in 2017.

Vietnam intensifies non-cash payments for public services

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a scheme to intensify the payments for public services via banks, including tax, electricity, water, and hospital and learning fees.

Hanoi strives to popularise non-cash payments by late 2020

The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued a plan to promote the development of non-cash payment services in the capital city during the 2018-2020 period.

Source: VNA